General Chat

I'm Ms as well. And will be until men start using a term of address that says whether or not they are married. ;-)

I agree with Piglet's Pal about the anonymity of using 'Ms'.

I was Ms when I was married, and Ms now I'm divorced. It doesn't seem right that a man's title didn't indicate his marital status but a woman's did (pre Ms).

I assume Ms, Mrs, and possibly even Miss are all just variant abbreviations of 'Mistress'?

Husband.......Wife.




I can see those who have no knowledge of your status using partner,,,,,as you maybe Mrs.but in a single relationship.

Forms now use partner more and more.....just cross it out and put husband or wife. :-D

In response to Kuros (~~ hi I can almost see you today ! )

I don't mind official letters referring to Partner in their questions on forms..they don't know my current status ,if I'm married ,cohabiting with someone, be it of the opposite or same sex.

Sandie.

Yes ,
I think it would bother me . I'm married and we are husband and wife.

No one has ever referred about my husband , to me , as my partner in real life or cyber world,

Real life ...they know I'm married and refer to him by name or your husband.

Cyber world..the peeps I talk to know I'm married and don't use the term partner to me some know his name and may use the initial of his name

I am a Ms. - but as a divorcee I have a problem with the Mrs.

And I like the anonimity of the Ms. tag

Men are only ever Mr. which does not give any indication to their status.

I only ask because I was referred to as a partner last week, and I really didn't like it, and I would never of thought it would bother me. I must be as old as you Gwynne :-D

I agree. I prefer to use husband.

I don't like being Ms. I prefer Mrs. :-) :-) :-)

Someone totally confused me the other day by introducing someone as their partner and they meant business partner :-S :-S
Von

If people do not like the term partner why do so many say they are 'partners for life'?

When you are not married (like me & oh) partner is the only term you can use

wife usually calls me her hubby
the other night she called me something else without realising our 19 yr old son was behind her

no more you never hear me swear from her again

never partner - I'm a widow now but was always a wife and he was my husband

Never really thought of it before, but now you ask......I prefer husband or wife if one is married, but I suppose 'partner' is better than cohabitee if a couple live together.

I'm old enough for partner to mean someone you are in business with, so it sounds strange to my ears.

I refer to him as my husband.

If you are married, does it bother you that you are referred to as a partner to your husband/wife instead of being referred to as husband/wife?